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Twenty-Eight Restaurants, One GPS: His Accountants
Ricky Wade has owned and operated McDonald's restaurants for over four decades, growing to 28 locations across Florida. For 24 of those years, Kelly+Partners FRS has helped him do something most business owners struggle with: plan for the business he wants years from now, not just the one he has today.
Restaurants
Ricky owns and operates 28 McDonald's restaurants across Florida.
Years
Ricky has trusted Kelly+Partners FRS as his accountants for nearly a quarter century.
Requirement
Ricky chose his accounting partner based on one requirement above all else — trust.
Client Description
Ricky Wade has been part of the McDonald's system for over 40 years, and today owns and operates 28 restaurants across Florida. When he first became a franchisee, he was clear about what he needed in an accounting partner above all else: trust.
That search led him to Kelly+Partners FRS, where he's remained for 24 years. Ricky describes the decision as an easy one from the start — the firm understood the complexity of the McDonald's business specifically, which made the transition feel like a natural fit rather than a leap of faith.
The Challenge
The McDonald's system is a genuinely complex franchise business — modernization requirements, required reinvestments, and shifting taxation all demand more than reactive, today-focused accounting. Ricky describes himself as a visionary who believes in mapping out where he wants to be in three, five, and ten years, not just managing the present. He needed a financial partner capable of forecasting alongside him at that same pace — someone who could help him navigate a genuinely challenging space, not just keep the books.
"They keep me solvent, they keep my business — they're my GPS when it comes to sustaining growth."
— Ricky Wade, McDonald's Owner-Operator, Florida
The Kelly+Partners Approach
Rather than focusing only on the current year, Ricky's accountants forecast a year out, three years out, accounting for modernization costs, required reinvestments, and shifts in taxation before they happen. That forward-looking approach means Ricky isn't navigating those changes reactively — everyone is already working from the same plan, moving at the same pace.
Over 24 years, that partnership has helped Ricky stay afloat, keep moving forward, and stay the course through a genuinely complex industry. As he puts it, Kelly+Partners FRS isn't separate from his business — they're part of his past, his present, and his future.
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